Best albums of 2003

[savagehenry]

So far, from what I have heard:

Brother Ali - Shadows.....

Eligh - Plotergeist

Sole - Selling Live Water

Vakill - The Darkest Cloud

MURS - The End......

[Orbt1]

Bro Ali

[_Unknown*]

Brother Ali - Shadows On The Sun ... for sure!!!

[seak]

aceyalone- love and hate
psc- extra credit 2

dont forget these....

[verbal kint]

jay z - the black album, its not out yet, but i have a feeling its gonna be one of the best this year.

[twisted_harmonix]

fuck jay-z

[seak]

yea fuck anticipating jay-z......shits wack......there is a lot better to anticipate, like the new soul position, dropping october 7th....holla

[udergrnd*forevr]

Originally posted by seak247
yea fuck anticipating jay-z......shits wack......there is a lot better to anticipate, like the new soul position, dropping october 7th....holla

i'm defiantely pickin up soul position...the unlimited ep was dope

[seak]

ah yea unlimited was way ill....imma half to listen to that right now....:D

[BTS6]

Hands down Eligh

BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Poltergeist is sick. I just noticed something.

Listen to Pigeon John- Cry and Eligh- Pattern Traps (I think)

[_Unknown*]

Originally posted by BTS6
Listen to Pigeon John- Cry and Eligh- Pattern Traps (I think)

u should listen to 2pac - wonder why they call u bitch

and track 5 on gandalfs beat machine 2 is insanely similar to a track on jel - greenbal (track 10 i think)

[savagehenry]

Yeah, there is a song on Beat Machine 2 that uses the same sample as a song on Greenball, I noticed that too. Jel makes some interesting shit.

[true_u_head]

HAHAH . ya'll ---

Its either Orko's new joint. or crusader 4 justice, and or poltergeist.

[UG Fiend]

My Top 10 so far
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1. King Geedorah - Take Me to Your Leader
2. Little Brother - The Listening
3. Madlib - Shades of Blue
4. J-Zone - Sick of Being Rich
5. Wildchild - Secondary Protocol
6. Murs - End of the Beginning
7. Gang Starr - The Ownerz
8. T-Love - Long Way Back
9. L.I.F.E. Long - Strugglers Paradise
10. Eligh - Poltergeist

[Filth Wagon UK]

Radiohead: Hail to the Theif

[Raider 420]

The Ownerz
The Listening

[Tah-Duh]

1. ABstract Rude - Showtime(release date Aug 26 so get it)
2.Madlib - Shades of Blue
3.Eligh - Poltergeist
Can't think of anything else right now.....

[S...]

The Ownerz.

That Sould Position EP was weakcity. I won't be copping the new one.

[the pm]

Little Brother "The Listening"
Hieroglyphics "Full Circle"
Jay Z "Black Album"

[S...]

Originally posted by the pm
Little Brother "The Listening"
Hieroglyphics "Full Circle"
Jay Z "Black Album"


Whoops. I forgot Little Brother dropped in 03.

I'll have to co-sign that.

Best album of the year - LB - The Listening.

[UG Fiend]

Originally posted by the pm
Little Brother "The Listening"
Hieroglyphics "Full Circle"
Jay Z "Black Album" So Little Brother is officially a 2003 release?

Time to revise my list.

[mad$een]

duckdown records compilation-collect dis edition

wildchild-secondary protocol

[the pm]

Originally posted by UG Fiend
So Little Brother is officially a 2003 release?

Time to revise my list.

the "official" release date was
02/25/03

[Raider 420]

Originally posted by the pm
the "official" release date was
02/25/03
In that case, it'll be added to my list.

[LBFam]

dead prez - 'Revolutionary But Gangsta'
Daz Dillinger - 'DPGC: U Know What I'm Throwin Up'
Little Brother - 'The Listening'

albums coming out later that are going to be tops:
Jay-Z - 'The Black Album'
Kanye West - 'College Dropout'
and Cormega's new one

[mad$een]

when was that dead prez album released?

[LBFam]

Originally posted by madseen
when was that dead prez album released?

it actually didnt get its proper official release..they got dropped from their label(columbia)..so they are putting it out themselves..from what ive heard within the next couple of months..i was lucky enough to get my hands on an advanced copy(from columbia) before they were dropped..but look for it soon..

[mad$een]

youre lucky-ive been waiting for this for a cool minute

[Ipatch]

Prefuse 73- One Word Extinguisher

Monster Island Czars- Escape From Monster Island

T-Love- A Long Way Back

Yo I heard Mad Villain isn't coming out at all due to sample issues. Weak... that and the other two upcoming Doom LPs have potential, as does the 3MG album.

[Rusty Hookz]

Monsta Island Czars
Keith Murray
Brother Ali
Murs

[weez0ne]

co-sign on Brother Ali, Eligh, Little Brother.

Also would add Cunninlynguists - SouthernUnderground

[verbal kint]

little brother - the listening
aceyalone - love and hate
eligh - poltregeist
madlib - shades of blue
brother ali - shadows on the sun
radiohead - hail to the theif
white stripes - elephant

[DEMiZe-]

Hrmm.. it's only about midway through 03 but off the top of my head..

Little Brother - The Listening
Eligh - Poltergeist
Brother Ali - Shadows On The Sun
Murs - The End Of The Beginning
Madlib - Shades Of Blue

[S...]

....a lot of LB fans. Thats hot....

9th Wonder says: "Listen to the Procussions!"

http://theprocussions.com/images/photo9_2.jpg
-9th Wondra (of Little Bro) calls em, Stro (of the Pro's) plays em-


Watch for the new Procussions full length coming this fall.
Aptly titled "...As Iron Sharpens Iron"


www.theprocussions.com


P.S. This album is at the top of my list.

[UG Fiend]

Originally posted by Ipatch
Yo I heard Mad Villain isn't coming out at all due to sample issues.

My God please say it ain't so! I've been feenin' for this album since the Stones Throw promo CD. Those two could have been buried under the jail for Doomsday, Soundpieces, Downfall of Ibiliyis, Unseen, and countless singles where they sampled everything that wasn't nailed down. Why are sample issues cropping up all of a sudden???

[highlife]

it's surprising how much shit gets leaked. the full length is already available. i guess i just have bad taste. i was only feeling 4 songs from shades of blue and one or two tracks off madvillain. there were seriously no hard hitting snares.

[S...]

Originally posted by highlife
it's surprising how much shit gets leaked. the full length is already available. i guess i just have bad taste. i was only feeling 4 songs from shades of blue and one or two tracks off madvillain. there were seriously no hard hitting snares.


agreed about sob.

Shades of blue had some dope samples, and it was tight to hear those songs flipped, but it just wasn't cohesive enough..... there were about 6 bars on the whole cd that i could actually nod my melon too......

[UG Fiend]

Originally posted by highlife
it's surprising how much shit gets leaked. the full length is already available. i guess i just have bad taste. Possibly, but I'll reserve judgement until I see your list.

And, Siant, I can concede Shades of Blue not having many "head-nodders", but the album is easily some of the freshest, cool-out shit I've heard in awhile. Especially Distant Land, Montara and Stormy. Now if Madlib was remixing the Stax catalog or some old-school funk labels you may have a point, but jazz is a cool-out form of music to begin with. I don't know if the expansion/interpretation of jazz songs into hype, hard-hitting shit is realistic, at least from a full-length standpoint.

[the pm]

Originally posted by S...
http://theprocussions.com/images/photo9_2.jpg
-9th Wondra (of Little Bro) calls em, Stro (of the Pro's) plays em

that was in SD

that was a cool show....cool venue too

[Ipatch]

I'll trade somebody a mix CD for a burnt copy of Mad Villain.

[Blue]

Originally posted by seak247
there is a lot better to anticipate, like the new soul position, dropping october 7th....holla
Damn, hella shit's dropping Oct 7 - Lyrics Born and Good Brothers are two more coming out that day! I'll be buying those, but defiantely passing on Soul Position...that's probably the worst album I've bought in the past two years.

As for top albums of the year so far? I'd have to put King Geedorah and M.I.C. on there right now cos I've been listening to them so much lately. Did MF Grimm's "Downfall" come out this year or last? The new Lyrics Born album might make the list if his past work is any indicator of his new stuff.

[highlife]

Originally posted by Ipatch
I'll trade somebody a mix CD for a burnt copy of Mad Villain.

call me mister legboots. get at me: zmanuel@sandiego.edu

pm, SD as in san diego? man, i seriously sleep WAAAAAY too much! i haven't checked out this group (the procussions) but the way siant and you guys preach, sounds like some freshness. where'd they perform? i def. need to be on the lookout for shows.

ug fiend, my list is very similar to everyone else's:

little bro
bro ali
vakill
micranots 'return of the travellahs' ok, so it's a re-release.

and in just a couple weeks: kool keith 'the lost masters' guaranteed top album of 2003.

[K Wonder]

Dope:

Acey - Love and Hate
Eligh - Poltergiest


Boringville USA:

The Ownerz - 2 tracks worth a listen. snoop feat. was aight.

[seak]

Originally posted by Ipatch
I'll trade somebody a mix CD for a burnt copy of Mad Villain.

ill do it...if highlife doesn't hook it let me know...

[S...]

UG Fiend.

Trust me, i understand what "jazz is"... but taking your remarks into consideration, is it still not a cohesive form of music? (Aside from certain types... fusion, etc..). Shades of Blue gets credit, but at the same time, it sounded like loosley knit, 4 bar samples strewn together.....

I already said, it was dope to hear what he did with those records, but i guess i just expected better arrangement from the Beat Conductor.

[S...]

Originally posted by highlife
where'd they perform? i def. need to be on the lookout for shows.


www.theprocussions.com

[Ipatch]

^^^I believe they're on tour with Scarub right now, one of my favorite MC's.

[Ojay]

not much to add that hasn't already been mentioned (murs, lil bro, gangstarr, t-love, aceyalone).. so i'mma have to throw in Killer Mike - "Monster" but i really like that t-love.. especially the title cut.

[Blue]

Oh, I forgot about SA Smash...that's one of my tops of the year so far.